An Abeokuta High Court on Thursday sentenced three men to death
by hanging for armed robbery, conspiracy and rape while the fourth
accused, Oguntolu Oludare got 10 years imprisonment for receiving
stolen goods.
Justice Olatokunbo Majekodumi sentenced Abdulrasak Moshood,
Sakiru Osunmuyiwa and Azeez Olonade.
Delivering judgment, Justice Majekodumi said the court was
convinced beyond reasonable doubt the accused committed the
offences.
“Having found that the accused persons are guilty as charged,
the first, second and third accused shall be hung by the neck until
they are dead. May the Lord have mercy on you.
“The fourth accused person, Oguntolu Oludare, is sentenced to 10
years imprisonment for conspiracy and receiving stolen goods,”
Majekodumi said.
Moshood, Osunmuyiwa, and Olonade were charged for robbing one
Mr. and Mrs. Kehinde Martins-Thomas.
The convicts also charged with raping the couple’s daughter.
The convicts, according to the prosecution, committed the
offences on February 5, 2012, at about 1 a.m at plot 8-10
Martins-Thomas Crescent, GRA Extension, Ojere in Abeokuta at a
gunpoint with other offensive weapons.
The prosecution said the convicts gained access into the house
of Martins-Thomas through the window by cutting the burglary
proof.
The prosecution said the convict tied Martins-Thomas, his wife
up and hit Martins-Thomas with the boot of a gun before shoving him
into a bathroom.
The prosecution said the convicts ransacked the house and stole
N160,000, a laptop, DVD player, Camcorder, mobile phones, wedding
ring, and other valuables.
The court was told that the convicts were later apprehended by
the police, adding that during police investigation the stolen
items were found in Moshood’s home.
The prosecution said the offences contravened Section 5 of the
Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap ll, Law of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The prosecution said the offences contravened Section 357 and
358 of the Criminal Code, laws of Ogun 2006.
The convicts, who had been standing trial since 2012, had
pleaded not guilty to the charges.
(NAN)
An Abeokuta High Court on Thursday sentenced three men to death
by hanging for armed robbery, conspiracy and rape while the fourth
accused, Oguntolu Oludare got 10 years imprisonment for receiving
stolen goods.
Justice Olatokunbo Majekodumi sentenced Abdulrasak Moshood,
Sakiru Osunmuyiwa and Azeez Olonade.
Delivering judgment, Justice Majekodumi said the court was
convinced beyond reasonable doubt the accused committed the
offences.
“Having found that the accused persons are guilty as charged,
the first, second and third accused shall be hung by the neck until
they are dead. May the Lord have mercy on you.
“The fourth accused person, Oguntolu Oludare, is sentenced to 10
years imprisonment for conspiracy and receiving stolen goods,”
Majekodumi said.
Moshood, Osunmuyiwa, and Olonade were charged for robbing one
Mr. and Mrs. Kehinde Martins-Thomas.
The convicts also charged with raping the couple’s daughter.
The convicts, according to the prosecution, committed the
offences on February 5, 2012, at about 1 a.m at plot 8-10
Martins-Thomas Crescent, GRA Extension, Ojere in Abeokuta at a
gunpoint with other offensive weapons.
The prosecution said the convicts gained access into the house
of Martins-Thomas through the window by cutting the burglary
proof.
The prosecution said the convict tied Martins-Thomas, his wife
up and hit Martins-Thomas with the boot of a gun before shoving him
into a bathroom.
The prosecution said the convicts ransacked the house and stole
N160,000, a laptop, DVD player, Camcorder, mobile phones, wedding
ring, and other valuables.
The court was told that the convicts were later apprehended by
the police, adding that during police investigation the stolen
items were found in Moshood’s home.
The prosecution said the offences contravened Section 5 of the
Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap ll, Law of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The prosecution said the offences contravened Section 357 and
358 of the Criminal Code, laws of Ogun 2006.
The convicts, who had been standing trial since 2012, had
pleaded not guilty to the charges.
(NAN)
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